It has been pointed out before that unlike Apple, Google, or Amazon, Spotify's business appears to be pretty much solely dependent on music streaming. This means that should labels ever cut ties with the company, they're pretty much in trouble, whereas the other companies have their other products and hardware to fall back on. This is why it didn't come as a surprise to learn that Spotify could be making its own smart speaker and according to a report from TechCrunch , it looks like those rumors could be true as it has been spotted that Spotify is testing an in-app voice assistant feature...Read more ...

Last month, we told you about some job openings that Spotify had posted as the world's largest music streamer appeared to be getting ready to enter the hardware biz. The device that Spotify is rumored to be building is a smart speaker. We suspect that it will work natively with Spotify's own music streaming service in an attempt to get more consumers to shell out the $9.99 a month for the company's premium subscription plan.
Considering that a smart speaker is made up of a speaker and a virtual assistant, Spotify is testing a new voice search interface that suggests the company will ...Read more ...

Music streaming giant Spotify has begun testing a native voice search feature that will allow users to navigate its app via voice commands. The functionality has rolled out to a small number of users at this point and has been confirmed by a Spotify spokesperson as “just a test for now”, according to TechCrunch , with more official details to come. With commands that include playing specific songs, playlists and artists, as well as more general requests on genres and moods, this feature aims to give the user increased control when using microphone-equipped headphones, or when in other...Read more ...

As speculation that Spotify is planning its own smart speaker product continues to mount, TechCrunch today highlights that the music streaming service is quietly testing an in-app voice assistant feature. This feature allows customers to use their voice to control music playback...
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